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Monday Recap: A Wheelchair Brings New Hope

Drew wrote 57 minutes ago: Greetings and happy Friday Monday! This week we got a story from Indonesia that I wanted to share wi … more →

Tags: From the field, Monday Recap, Children, Free Wheelchair Mission, HOPE, Indonesia, Mobility, Parenting, physical disability

Hats Off to the Madam!

Kristie Hicks wrote 1 hour ago: Check out the Feature Story I wrote on Louisville’s Lisa Lake-Roedemeier of Madam Foo Foo Cout … more →

Tags: Arts, Fashion

Why we focus on schools

dawnmepstein wrote 1 hour ago: Children in the San Vincente Dipina community of Waslala are tasked with carrying buckets of dirty w … more →

Tags: Impact, Updates from Waslala, water systems, Children, Clean Water, Community, Dipina, Donations, schools

20+ resources for better giving and living a more altruistic life1 comment

Kate Torgovnick wrote 2 hours ago: Peter Singer explains the “effective altruism” movement at TED2013. Photo: James Duncan … more →

Tags: global issues, Altruism, Charities, Charity, effective altruism, Giving, Nonprofits, Peter Singer, Philosophy

Team V’s amazing initiative at St. Luke’s Church Centre, Birmingham

Anabela Gavrilova wrote 2 hours ago: One of the volunteers hard at work. Credit goes out to Leon Rice Friday (17.05.2013) Team V, with th … more →

Tags: Charity, Archway Academy Independent School, Birmingham, Community Centre, Local Community, St. Luke's Church Centre, team v, Volunteering, Youth

Interviews of Remarkable Individuals in Philanthropy

Pat Nanzer wrote 3 hours ago: Dr. Russell G. Mawby reflects on his life, education, and work on philanthropic initiatives. Grand V … more →

Tags: Johnson Center, JCP, Archives, family philanthropy, Grand Valley State University, JCPA

Voting for Poverty?

jwyaun wrote 3 hours ago: “I read an essay some time ago by a man named Raam Dev.  The title of the article is “Voting f … more →

Tags: Charity, charity shop, End of Poverty, extreme poverty, Hunger

The HBCU Endowment Feature - South Carolina State University

hbcumoney wrote 4 hours ago: School Name: South Carolina State University Median Cost of Attendance: $21 700 Undergraduate Popula … more →

Tags: endowment, HBCU, South Carolina State University

BOOK REVIEW: Online philanthropist establishes the future of giving

Leah Traxel wrote 5 hours ago: The use of social media and the internet is ubiquitous in the new generation of social interaction.  … more →

Tags: Other, Book Review, CauseWired, millennials, Tom Watson

News & Events | 20 May 2013 | Investments in Africa, Health & Agriculture, Generous U at Penn, Giving Pledge

impactsp2 wrote 6 hours ago: In case you missed it… Last week, we profiled the latest investments in Philadelphia by the Gr … more →

Tags: Foundations, health, Hunger, International Issues, link roundup, Livelihood, News, Nonprofit, Social Impact

And So it Goes...2 comments

@homelesscrisis wrote 7 hours ago: And So it Goes…..Like so many other times….So many other days… As i was walking ou … more →

Tags: blogs, Charity, Christianity, Homelessness, responsibility, Jesus Christ Son of Jehovah God Almighty, Mobile Crisis Outreach

There is a very...

shikshagarg wrote 7 hours ago: There is a very thin line between micro-finance and impact investment and it is ridiculous to see th … more →

Tags: Donations, Global Poverty, Impact Investment, Micro Finance, Non-profit, Organizations, social enterprise

TutorMate makes splash in Seattle biz press

innovationsforlearning wrote 8 hours ago:   Some 100 volunteers from 10 Seattle corporations and the Port of Seattle are helping impoveri … more →

Tags: IFL, Innovation, Reading, Teaching, technology, TutorMate, Volunteering, Brad Broberg, Chicago

Getting Engaged

Kathy Sessions wrote 8 hours ago: How can environmental health and justice values and voices have more impact in the democratic proces … more →

Tags: Civic Engagement, civic participation, Environment, Foundations, health, Justice

Give Smart, part 2

Eileen Ellsworth wrote 8 hours ago: Cover of Give Smart Posted by Eileen Ellsworth This is the second of three posts that review the boo … more →

Tags: Philanthropy Reading, Community Foundation, effective philanthropy, Give Smart book, Joel Fleishman, thomas tierney

Reminder: This Thursday Our May 23@4: Prospect Research

Lettie wrote 8 hours ago: Have you signed up? Prospect research is a process in fundraising wherein a researcher identifies an … more →

Tags: fundraising, program promotion

Facebook Founder gives $100,000 to 20 teens to drop out of school

Daphne Binioris wrote 10 hours ago: Steve Jobs never finished college. Neither did Bill Gates nor Mark Zuckerberg. See a pattern? From 1 … more →

Tags: Economy, 20 under $20, Bill Gates, Business Initiative Directions, Business Initiative Directions Awards, Business Initiative Directions bid, Business Initiative Directions Madrid, Business Initiative Directions Spain, Mark Zuckerberg

Documenting Detroit's Decline

sarahmediafunders wrote 11 hours ago: Documentary Paints a Bleak but Fair Picture of Detroit’s Decline May 19, 2013   Detroit is a trouble … more →

Tags: Documentary, Journalism, Role of funders, Detroit, Detropia, Loki Films

About Sir Emeka Offor

paulabiagom wrote 13 hours ago: Sir Emeka Offor Sir Emeka Offor, Chairman of the Chrome Group, has extensive domestic and internatio … more →

Tags: Business, sir emeka offor, Sir emeka offor foundation, Foundations in Nigeria, non-governmental organisation, Oil and Gas, chrome group


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